AU2653797A - Apparatus for making tomography images - Google Patents

Apparatus for making tomography images

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AU2653797A
AU2653797A AU26537/97A AU2653797A AU2653797A AU 2653797 A AU2653797 A AU 2653797A AU 26537/97 A AU26537/97 A AU 26537/97A AU 2653797 A AU2653797 A AU 2653797A AU 2653797 A AU2653797 A AU 2653797A
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collimator
radiation source
point
rotatable
camera
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Frederik Johannes Beekman
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Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/161—Applications in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting
    • G01T1/1615—Applications in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting using both transmission and emission sources simultaneously
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
    • A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
    • A61B6/03—Computed tomography [CT]
    • A61B6/037—Emission tomography
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/16—Measuring radiation intensity
    • G01T1/161—Applications in the field of nuclear medicine, e.g. in vivo counting
    • G01T1/164—Scintigraphy
    • G01T1/1641—Static instruments for imaging the distribution of radioactivity in one or two dimensions using one or several scintillating elements; Radio-isotope cameras
    • G01T1/1648—Ancillary equipment for scintillation cameras, e.g. reference markers, devices for removing motion artifacts, calibration devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01T—MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
    • G01T1/00—Measuring X-radiation, gamma radiation, corpuscular radiation, or cosmic radiation
    • G01T1/29—Measurement performed on radiation beams, e.g. position or section of the beam; Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
    • G01T1/2914—Measurement of spatial distribution of radiation
    • G01T1/2985—In depth localisation, e.g. using positron emitters; Tomographic imaging (longitudinal and transverse section imaging; apparatus for radiation diagnosis sequentially in different planes, steroscopic radiation diagnosis)

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  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)

Abstract

Disclosed is a tomographic apparatus (100; 200; 300) wherein a camera (10) is provided with a converging collimator (120; 220; 320), and wherein a planar radiation beam makes a scanning movement to move an elongate illumination pattern (125; 225; 325) over the camera (10). In a first embodiment the collimator (120) is a fan beam collimator, and the radiation source (150) is a line-shaped radiation source which is rotatable about its longitudinal axis. In a second embodiment the collimator (220) is a fan beam collimator, and the radiation source (250) is a point-shaped radiation source which is movable along the convergence line (221) of the collimator (220). In a third embodiment the collimator (320) is a cone beam collimator, and the radiation source (350) is a point-shaped radiation source which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (357) which intersects the convergence point (321) of the collimator (320). As a result, a good image sharpness and a good separation of emission and transmission sources is accomplished.
AU26537/97A 1996-05-10 1997-05-12 Apparatus for making tomography images Ceased AU730166B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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NL1003081 1996-05-10
NL1003081A NL1003081C2 (en) 1996-05-10 1996-05-10 Converging collimators combined with moving energy windows and virtually small point sources for better transmission of objects that emit gamma rays.
PCT/NL1997/000264 WO1997043667A1 (en) 1996-05-10 1997-05-12 Apparatus for making tomographic images

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AU730166B2 AU730166B2 (en) 2001-03-01

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EP (1) EP1007989B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2001503508A (en)
AT (1) ATE233910T1 (en)
AU (1) AU730166B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2253817A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69719569D1 (en)
NL (1) NL1003081C2 (en)
WO (1) WO1997043667A1 (en)

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EP1007989B1 (en) 2003-03-05
EP1007989A1 (en) 2000-06-14
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ATE233910T1 (en) 2003-03-15
CA2253817A1 (en) 1997-11-20

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